Australia

Australia’s news media bargaining code pries $140 million from Google and Facebook

Outlets big and small are being paid for their content, and a government review aimed at improvements is underway

August 16, 2022

Internationally too, journalists and others are debating government subsidies and how to deal with Big Tech

Recognition is growing that many outlets won't make it on their own.

January 20, 2022

Vaccine gaslighting, mask falsehoods and fake cures dominate recent claims added to the CoronaVirusFacts Alliance Database

False claims about vaccines made up a third of fact checks submitted to the database since the start of 2021.

March 2, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Facebook’s fact-checking partners in Australia are blocked from posting on their own pages but can still assess content for the platform

Fact-checkers warn that Facebook's media ban will impact the informational ecosystem as Australia starts its COVID-19 vaccination campaign

February 18, 2021

Harrison Mantas

How to fact-check votes on abortion and gay marriage

Susan Daly was used to fact-checking politicians. As editor of TheJournal.ie for more than seven…

June 8, 2018